Flag and Nation: Australians and their national flags since 1901Ambiguity has marked the use of national flags in Australia since Federation. The gaps in the documented history of the transition from Union Jack to Australian national flag has left Australians dependent on the views of groups arguing for and against flag change. Flag and Nation explains Australians' changing relationship to their national flags since 1901 and the perceptions of national identity they represent. |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
Australian federation British flag | 13 |
Empire Day and Australia Day | 34 |
War and the question of loyalty | 55 |
The red and the blue | 78 |
Choosing between ensigns | 93 |
Searching for Australian symbols | 108 |
British or Australian? | 123 |
Conclusion | 149 |
Appendices | 159 |
Notes | 160 |
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Other editions - View all
Flag and Nation: Australians and Their National Flags Since 1901 Elizabeth Kwan No preview available - 2006 |
Flag and Nation: Australians and Their National Flags Since 1901 Elizabeth Kwan No preview available - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
Aboriginal Advance Australia Fair ANFA Anzac Day Army Ausflag Australia Day Australian blue ensign Australian ensigns Australian flag Australian national flag Australian Natives Association Australian red ensign badge became Britain British Empire British ensigns Calwell campaign Canberra celebrations cent Centenary changing the flag colonial Committee Commonwealth government Commonwealth Star competition conscription Crux Australis debate defence director DPMC emblem Empire Day federation figure Flag Association flag ceremony Flag Day flag of Australia flag’s flown Governor-General Howard issue John Jubilee July June kangaroo Keating Labor Party legislation loyalty Mannix Melbourne Melbourne’s ment Menzies Moran national anthem national symbol naval official organisations Parliament House patriotism premier prime minister prime minister’s department promote Protestant public schools Queen Royal salute Sargood Secretary Sept South Wales Southern Cross St George cross St Patrick’s St Patrick’s Day Sydney’s Union Jack Vaughan Victoria white ensign